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The future of healthcare is looking pretty different from what we're familiar with.

It’s fast, low-cost and uses techniques previously reserved for lab-based PCR tests.

Chinese scientists used CRISPR gene-editing tools to coax the humble silkworm into making spider silk, a material stronger than Kevlar.

It's the cutest octopus you'll see... if you can see it.

How scientists harness evolution to create custom molecules.

The story of a real-life X-Woman.

Gene-edited sausages may soon be coming to a supermarket near you.

The death cap mushroom has finally met its match: a dye used in medical imaging.

Newly identified "height genes" may influence adult stature by affecting cartilage cell development.

The researchers set out to study cuddling. They may have rewritten decades of research on the 'love hormone'.

The rate of scientific discoveries and technological innovation may be slowing down, despite an ever-growing amount of knowledge.

Shining blue light on eggs with male embryos will stop them from hatching in the first place.

Yes, this adorable cat is probably judging you. Cats are great companions, but for some people their company comes at ...

In essence, this is a man-made species.

Mosquitoes revealed something unexpected about the neurons that encode scent.

Is this a cash-burning shot in the dark or a credible conservation project? When straddling the boundary of science this ...

There's more than one way to "design" babies. Should we be worried?

A new technology based on CRISPR may change the way scientists probe the human genome.

No cat would get hurt in the process, the researchers claim.

Maybe it's time to temper our enthusiasm.

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This could be a major boon for animal welfare.

We're not there yet, but there seems to be a lot of promise in this idea.

Can controlling cancer finally be on the menu?

Not the kindest thing to do, probably, but it's still a cool idea.

"If you gave me your shoe, I could tell you with about 90% accuracy the city you came from," the ...

It was safe and showed efficacy for 97% of the participants in the trial.

Researchers pose way to kick opioids to the curb.

Designer babies aren't coming -- they're already here.

‘Hello world… of bacteria?’

The Food and Drug Administration recently gave the green light for the first new malaria drug in 60 years.

A 19th-century monk grew over 10,000 pea plants to discover the fundamental laws of inheritance.

It could change the way we test for the novel coronavirus.

A cause worthy of our praises -- and Prizes.

The dearth of female Nobel laureates is even worse than the one generally present in science.

It has already been authorized for commercial use and could be a game changer.

The technique could improve livestock resilience against disease and enhance food production in an increasingly demanding world.

From cheap genetical sequencing to quick medical tests and synthetic meat, a biotech revolution is just waiting to happen

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A new study reports on 364 genetic elements that could be involved in obesity regulation.

This new system should, in theory, be effective against multiple cancer types, including those currently resistant to immunotherapy.

Malaria could be eradicated within a generation, a landmark report says.

No other team has successfully applied gene-editing techniques to reptiles.

"It just blows me away that regardless of how evolutionarily-different skin structures in animals are, they still use the same ...

A genetically modified organism could help mankind eradicate malaria.

On today's menu: CRISPR-y snails.

To box jellyfish carries enough venom to kill 60 people. Until now, there was no way to neutralize its deadly ...

The powerful CRISPR is set to revolutionize medicine.

Researchers say that the study marks a "significant step toward bringing mammoths back from the dead."

Would you consume GMO foods?